AWGs deliver COTS function for wider RF signals

Tektronix has announced a new capability for the AWG7000C Series of Arbitrary Waveform Generators (AWG).

The capability delivers a commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) solution for creating modulation bandwidth RF/Microwave signals to 2.5GHz and improved rise/fall time of 35ps for high-speed serial signals.

The Tektronix AWG7000C Series instruments are designed to meet high-performance signal-generation needs across a number of market segments, including RF/microwave design and characterisation tasks in avionics, radar and short-range wireless communications, such as ultra-wideband (UWB), WirelessHD and WiGig.

Through use of direct synthesis, the AWG7000C accurately creates wideband ‘bandwidth on demand’ waveforms up to a 4.8GHz carrier frequency with the new Option 02.

For greater frequency performance, the AWG7000C can still be configured with the higher-data-rate option that doubles the data rate to 24Gsps and produces even higher 9.6GHz carrier signals.

To replicate real-world signal behaviour, the AWG7122C can generate signals up to 1GHz of modulation bandwidth with 54dBc, 2.5GHz of modulation bandwidth with 46dBc spurious free dynamic range (SFDR).

Tektronix AWGs are integral components in complete Tektronix test solutions for both RF/Microwave and High Speed Serial designers when used with either RFXpress or Serialxpress software application packages.